As reported by the Associated Press, Larry Nassar got into an altercation with a fellow prisoner on July 9 and was stabbed in the back and chest multiple times. According to a source, the former gymnastics doctor is in stable condition. A spokesperson for the prison told TMZ Sports that Nassar required “life-saving measures” and was transferred to a nearby hospital. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation was notified. No staff or other inmates were injured and at no time was the public in danger. An internal investigation is ongoing,” the rep stated.
Nassar was previously attacked in 2018 while at a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona, and was subsequently transferred out, per USA Today. The news came just days before his appeal on his child pornography sentence was denied, the Lansing State Journal reported. He had also appealed his other two prison sentences, which were still pending at the time. “In deciding to impose consecutive sentences, the district court relied on the duration, enormity, and gravity of Nassar’s criminal conduct; the serious harm that Nassar inflicted on his victims; and the serious safety threat that Nassar presents to the public,” the panel of three judges stated. Some of Nassar’s victims included Olympic champions Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, and Gabby Douglas, among hundreds of others.
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